The State Lottery Office was founded in 1931 and in the intervening period the Corporation has acquired a reputation for honesty, integrity and responsibility in marketing, managing and conducting lotteries in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.
Revenue from the sale of lotteries products assists the Government of the day to provide a range of services to the New South Wales community. Since our inception over 75 years ago, we have helped to realise the dreams of many winners and raised billions of dollars.
NSW Lotteries Corporation - as we have been known since our Corporatisation on 1 January 1997 - is owned by the NSW Government and licensed to conduct the games of Lotto and Lotto Strike, OZ Lotto, Powerball, Instant Scratchies, Lucky Lotteries, and 6 From 38 Pools through a network of 1600 small businesses throughout NSW and the ACT.
The New South Wales community benefits significantly from the sale of our products with almost one third of player investment returned to the Government each year. Our total payments to Government amounted to almost $376 million in 2004/2005 and assists in the provision of a wide range of community services. More than 60% of player investments in lotteries is returned as prizes, which is one of the highest returns for lotteries games in the world.
Having our own lottery would guarantee revenue from the sale of lotteries products in Wales would benefit communities in Wales. Powers to do so should be held by the Senedd not the British.